Table 4

Assessment of treatment effect of donepezil and vitamin E compared with placebo

 ADCS-MCI (12 months)Eisai-AD-302 (6 months)
 PlaceboDonepezilVitamin EPlaceboDonepezilDonepezil
EndpointStatistics(208)10 mg (182)(208)(71)5 mg (74)10 mg (56)
ADCOMSLSMean (SE)0.061 (0.0080)0.034 (0.0085)0.060 (0.0080)0.053 (0.014)−0.005 (0.014)−0.033 (0.016)
Difference (SE)0.027 (0.0117)0.002 (0.0113)0.057 (0.020)0.085 (0.022)
95% CI0.005 to 0.050−0.021 to 0.0240.018 to 0.0960.043 to 0.128
p Value0.0190.8850.0041<0.0001
ADAS-cogLSMean (SE)0.79 (0.309)0.08 (0.328)0.93 (0.311)1.6 (0.552) –0.67 (0.535)−1.23 (0.627)
Difference (SE)0.71 (0.451)−0.14 (0.439)2.27 (0.769)2.83 (0.835)
95% CI−0.18 to 1.59−1.00 to 0.720.76 to 3.781.19 to 4.47
p Value0.1160.7550.00330.0008
MMSELSMean (SE)−0.71 (0.152)−0.20 (0.163)−0.60 (0.154)−0.75 (0.313)0.83 (0.301)0.49 (0.358)
Difference (SE)−0.51 (0.223)−0.12 (0.217)−1.58 (0.434)−1.24 (0.476)
95% CI−0.94 to −0.07−0.54 to 0.31−2.43 to −0.72−2.17 to −0.30
p Value0.0240.5940.00030.0095
CDR-SBLSMean (SE)0.38 (0.068)0.22 (0.073)0.46 (0.068)0.24 (0.117)−0.10 (0.113) –0.19 (0.134)
Difference (SE)0.16 (0.099)−0.08 (0.096)0.33 (0.163)0.43 (0.178)
95% CI−0.03 to 0.36−0.27 to 0.110.01 to 0.650.08 to 0.78
p Value0.1070.4190.04140.0173
  • AD, Alzheimer's dementia; ADAS-cog, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale–cognitive subscale; ADCOMS, Alzheimer's Disease clinical COMposite Score; CDR-SB, Clinical Dementia Rating, sum of boxes; LSMean, least squares means; aMCI, amnestic mild cognitive impairment; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Exam; SE, Standard Error.